To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-5985House of Representatives
Updated: Jun 7, 2018

Summary

This bill allows administrative or judicial review of additional Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payment determinations for acute care hospitals known as subsection (d) hospitals. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make DSH payments to qualifying hospitals that treat a disproportionate share of low-income patients.

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Timeline

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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